May 10, 2024

Ukrainian General Staff:  About 980 Russian troops killed or wounded in 24 hours; 37 tanks and APC’s destroyed or disabled

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 10.05.24 were approximately:

personnel ‒ about 479710 (+980) persons,

tanks ‒ 7434 (+5),

APV ‒ 14313 (+32),

artillery systems – 12387 (+47),

MLRS – 1062 (+4),

Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 795 (+2),

aircraft – 349 (+0),

helicopters – 325 (+0),

UAV operational-tactical level – 9826 (+51),

cruise missiles ‒ 2192 (+0),

warships / boats ‒ 26 (+0),

submarines – 1 (+0),

vehicles and fuel tanks – 16691 (+73),

special equipment ‒ 2031 (+4)

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Situation update as of 6 p.m., May 10, 2024

Glory to Ukraine! Day 807 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

During the day of May 10, there were 91x tactical engagements. 

The enemy launched a total of 6x missile and 67x air strikes, 92x MLRS attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. 

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. 

Sivershchyna axis: the adversary maintains its military presence in the russian areas bordering Ukraine. The enemy conducts subversion, continues shelling of Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the concentration of mining operations along the state border of Ukraine. More than 10x settlements, including Karpovychi, Prohres (Chernihiv oblast), Chernats’ke, Yastrubshchyna, Ulanove (Sumy oblast), came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.

Slobozhanshchyna axis: the enemy carried out 5x attacks in the vicinities of Krasne, Morokhovets, Oliynykove, and Hatyshche (Kharkiv oblast). The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Hlyboke, Luk’yantsi, Ohirtseve, Vovchans’k, Vil’cha, Lyptsi, Slobozhanske, Sosnovyi Bir, Ukrains’ke (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 10x attacks in the vicinities of Syn’kivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), Stel’makhivka (Luhansk oblast), where the enemy, using air attacks, attempted to improve its tactical position. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 6x attacks in the vicinities of Makiivka (Luhansk oblast), Tors’ke (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Nevs’ke (Luhansk oblast), Terny, Yampolivka, Tors’ke (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 17x attacks in the vicinities of Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, Rozdolivka, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Kalynivka, Klishchiivka, Andriivka (Donetsk oblast), where the enemy, using air strikes, attempted to improve its tactical position. The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Druzhba, Chasiv Yar (Donetsk oblast). More than 10x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Hryhorivka, Chasiv Yar (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 22x attacks in the vicinities of Kalynove, Novooleksandrivka, Sokil, Umans’ke (Donetsk oblast), where the enemy, with air support, made attempts to dislodge Ukrainian troops from their positions. The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Stara Mykolaivka, Novohrodivka, Novopokrovs’ke, Netailove (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 20x settlements, including Novooleksandrivka, Sokil, Novopokrovs’ke, Umans’ke (Donetsk oblast).

Novopavlivka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy near Krasnohorivka, southwest of Novomykhailivka, Solodke (Donetsk oblast), where the invaders made 3x attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maksymil’yanivka, Heorhiivka (Donetsk oblast).

Orikhiv axis: the enemy launched 8x assaults on positions of Ukrainian defenders in the vicinities of Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast) and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). Around 20x settlements, including Bilohir’ya, Robotyne, Kam’yans’ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast), were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

Kherson axis: the enemy conducted no offensive. The occupiers fired artillery and mortars at around 15x settlements, including Krynky, Tyahynka, Kachkarivka, Kizomys, Stanislav (Kherson oblast).

During the day of May 10, the Ukrainian Air Force and Missile Forces launched strikes on 1x anti-aircraft missile system, 1x radar station, 17x concentrations of troops of the russian invaders.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: Reinforcements sent to Kharkiv after massive Russian attack

10 May 2024 

Dear Ukrainians!

Summary of this day.

The main topic is the Kharkiv region. Today, Russian troops tried to expand their operations against Ukraine. We understand the size of the occupier’s forces, we see their intentions. Our warriors, our artillery, our drones are retaliating against the occupier. I am grateful to each of our soldiers, each sergeant, each officer who are defending our positions in exactly the way it is necessary. We are adding more forces to Kharkiv directions. Both along our state border and along the entire front line, we will invariably destroy the occupier in a way that will disrupt any Russian offensive intentions. Today, the Commander-in-Chief reported to me in the morning and in the evening, and I constantly keep in touch with the Minister of Defense — we are providing everything required to protect our positions. It all depends on the resilience of our warriors, and everyone who is holding their positions now is holding the positions of the entire Ukraine. It is important that our partners support our warriors and Ukrainian resilience with timely supplies. I mean truly timely. The really helpful package is the weapons brought to Ukraine, not just the announcement of the package. I thank every leader who looks at the situation this way.

Therefore, the second thing is our international work. Today, we have a new decision on American support, President Biden’s decision. It includes artillery, anti-tank weapons, vehicles and air defense. This is exactly what we need. Thank you. We are working on logistics to ensure that all the weapons prove their worth at the front as soon as possible. Today I had a great conversation with the President of Slovakia, who was on her visit to Ukraine. We talked about defense cooperation and about the political results we need to achieve next month in our relations with the European Union. It’s time for the actual opening of negotiations, and Ukraine as well as everyone in Europe needs this strategic message. I also had several telephone conversations — no matter what, we are preparing the Peace Summit, we are preparing a platform for the world majority to be able to force Russia into peace. Today I personally invited the President of Argentina, the Prime Minister of Iceland, and the Ecumenical Patriarch to the Summit. I am grateful to each of them for their desire to bring international law back to full effect. We will continue to be equally active — all the continents, all the countries’ views should be represented at the Peace Summit.

And the third. I had a very detailed, long meeting today with the team preparing the Summit from the Ukrainian side. The organization of the Summit is already elaborated. We still have tasks to accomplish — so that every leader can demonstrate their effectiveness for the sake of common interests. We are sure it will happen. And this is exactly what we have to realize now — Russia is trying to disrupt it. The more meaningful the Summit is, the closer peace will be. Obviously, Putin does not want this. Obviously, he will continue trying to disrupt our efforts, both by offensive attempts and by attempts to undermine our agreements with other leaders.

We must prevent this. We have to do everything we can for this.

I thank everyone who helps!

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